Non-refillable bottle.



H. G. YOUNG.

NON-E'EFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. s, 1913.

1,125,625, Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

INVENTOR WITNESSES: I M Horace 6. Ybun I A itomeys UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

HOB-ACE Gr. YOUNG, 0F YONKERS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO ALBERT NACHMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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Application filed January 6, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Homer: G. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yonkers, county of VVestchester, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a non-refillable bottle of that kind wherein the outflow of liquid is controllable by a valve.

The invention embodies a hinged valve positioned within a tubular member, said valve being provided with a finger which operates to retain a weight, preferably a ball, in operative relation at all times to the valve, for the purposes of precluding the valve from sticking, insuring promptmovement of the valve, and permitting the inflow of air when the bottle is turned to decant the liquid, and for precluding the operation of refilling the bottle when the latter is in an inclined upright position.

The invention embodies, also, a metal retainer for precluding the tubular member from being withdrawn from the bottle neck. Cooperating with the tubular member are packings, composed preferably of cork, said packings operating to secure tight joints between the tubular member and the bottle neck and to preclude'the flow of liquid to or around the metal retainer, whereby the retainer cannot be attacked by the liquor and discoloration of the latter is effectually prevented.

All the parts of the device are composed of porcelain, or similar non-oxidizable material, except the metal retainer and the cork packings, so that the liquor will not become discolored. The device is insertible as a unit into the bottle neck, thus facilitating the operation of assembling the devices with the bottles, and when in position the device is locked by the metal retainer. The tubular member is constructed to preclude the insertion of a wire, or other instrument, in a manner to reach the hinged valve, whereby the valve cannot be held in an open position for refilling the bottle with a spurious liquid.

Other features of the invention, and the advantages thereof, will appear from the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction shown therein is to be understood as illustrative, only,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J 119, 1915.

Serial No. 740,280.

and not as defining the limits of the inventlon.

Figure 1 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, of a non-refillable bottle embodying this invention, the parts being shown in their normal upright position. Fig. 2 is a view with the bottle in a decanting position. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the tubular mem ber. Fig. 4 is an inverted, or bottom plan view, of said tubular member, illustrating, more particularly, the construction of the hinged valve. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the valve. Figs. 6 and 7 are, respectively, a plan view and an elevation of the metal retainer.

A designates a tubular member adapted to be positioned and locked within the neck 5 of bottle B, the latter being of any suitable or preferred construction, although it is preferred to employ a bottle having an interior shoulder 6 within the neck thereof. Said member A is composed of porcelain or other non-oxidizable material, and within the member is a chamber a, the walls of which are curved so as to converge upwardly, as shown more clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. The member is provided at its top with transverse openings 0 which are separated by webs 0, and the upper end of said member is closed by a top (Z, the latter being integral with the webs c. The top overhangs transverse openings 0 so as to pre clude the insertion of a wire or other instrument into the openings in such a manner as to reach the valve or gate presently described. In its lower end the tubular member is provided with a shoulder 0 against which rests a valve member E, the latter being inserted into the lower end of member A and fixed thereto in any suitable or preferred manner. The valve member 13] is made separate from the tubular member and it is inserted therein prior to the introduction of the non-refillable attachment into the bottle. By making valve member E separate from tubular member A, the upper face of the valve member may be finished in any desired way, such as by grinding, in order to secure an accurate seat for the hinged valve. Said valve member E is composed of porcelain or other non-oxidizable material, and it is provided with a longitudinal passage e through which the liquid may flow.

Tubular member A is provided in the shoulder 6 with recesses f, see Fig. a, said vice are to be assembled valve F is inserted into the lower open end of tubular mem her A in order that pintles f of the valve will enter the recesses f of the tubular mem her A, and thereafter the valve member E is inserted into the lower open end of the tubular member so that the valve member will engage with shoulder e and retain the pintles f of the valve in position within the recesses of the tubular member, whereby the valve is retained in operative position within the tubular member and said valve is free to rock or turn on the horizontal axis afforded by the pintles.

An important feature of the invention is a finger F extending upwardly from the valve, said finger cooperating with a weight G, preferably in the form of a ball, for the purpose of imparting movement promptly to the valve when turning the bottle to and from a decanting position. The finger is integral with the valve, extends upwardly therefrom at one edge thereof, and is curved lengthwise in order to fit snugly to the ball weight. The ball rests directly upon the top of the valve so that the weight of the ball is imposed directly on the valve when the bottle is in an upright or inclined position. The finger curves over the top of the valve, and the space between the finger and the inner surface of chamber a is of less width than the diameter of the ball weight, whereby the ball is free to move within the chamber so as to permit the valve to have the desired swinging movement when openingand closing it. The employment of the ball weight imparts movement promptly to the valve, but the main functions are, first, to preclude the valve from adhering to the seat, either by the presence of liquid between the contacting faces of the valve and the seat, or by the difference in the pressure of the air on the outside of the valve and the liquid on the inner face of the valve particularly when the bottle is decanted; but the weight overcomes any excess friction, and, second, the weight presses the valve firmly to its seat upon valve member E so effectually closing the liquid passage through the tubular member. Another important function is that when the valve is turned from its decanting to the normal upright position the weight acts to press the valve to its seat before the bottle reaches the vertical position, and thus should the bottle be held in an inclined position and an attempt be made to refill the bottle while in such inclined position the weight would act to close the valve and thus preclude the inflow of a spurious liquor.

The tubular member is provided intermediate its ends with an annular recess h within which is positioned a metal retainerH. This retaineris in the form of a metal ring provided with a plurality of inclined outwardly extending lips It. The retainer fits snugly in the annular roove so as to engage with the shoulders forming the walls of the groove, whereby the retainer is precluded from having movement relative to the tubular member. The lips h extend beyond the cylindrical surface of the tubular member, and when said member occupies a fully inserted position within the bottle neck, said lips h engage with a shoulder 2' formedby a recess 71 in the inner surface of the bottle neck. The lips have locking engage-.ment with the bottle neck so that the retainer operates to rigidly fasten the tubular member against movement in a direc-' tion toward the open end of the bottle.

I J designate packings composed preferably of cork or other appropriate material, said packings being in cooperative relation to the tubular member and the valve memher for the purpose of precluding the flow of liquor around the outside of the tubular member and 1nto contact wlth the metal retainer H. Packing I is positioned around A liquor can flow around the outside of the 4;

tubular member and into contact with the metal retainer, thereby precluding any tendency of the liquor to become discolored by reason of contact with the metal parts of the non-refillable device.

With the bottle in the upright position shown in Fig. 1 the ball weight presses the valve firmly to its seat upon the valve member, thus closing the liquid passage through the bottle neck. When the bottle is turned to a decanting position the ball weight acts upon the finger of the valve for the purpose of promptly opening said valve to permit the liquor to flow freely out of the bottle, said ball weight acting, furthermore, to keep the valve in the open position and thereby permit the liquid to flow freely out of the bottle and air to flow freely into the bottle, the inflowing air replacing the outflowing liquid. Upon turning the bottle to an upright position the weight of the ball is imposed directly upon the valve so as to press it firmly against its seat. Obviously the top d closes the upper end of the tubular member against the introduction of any instrument for moving the valve to an open position, but when the bottle is inverted the liquid flows freely out of the apertures 0 and around the space between the edge of the top and the surface of the bottle neck. The entire attachment is assembled and easily in serted into the bottle until packing I engages with the internal shoulder b and the lips 71, fit beneath the shoulders 71 whereby the retainer H locks the tubular member and all the parts in operative position within the bottle neck.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to se-' cure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a tubular member provided with an interior valve seat, a hinged valve within said tubular member, said valve being free to turn in two directions on its hinge and being disconnected from means tending to impel the same to its seat, a weight separate from the valve and operating, in a normal upright position of the bottle, to press said valve upon said valve seat, and a rigid retainer unitary with the valve and separate from the weight, said rigid retainer being positioned for contact normally with the weight and said weight operating, in the decanting position of the bottle, to exert pressure upon the rigid retainer for pulling the valve into an open position and to retain said valve therein.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a tubular member provided with a valve seat, of a hinged valve positioned within said tubular member, a ball weight seated at all times in contact with one side of said valve, and means unitary with the valve and positioned normally opposite to that face of the valve against which the ball weight is seated for retaining said ball weight normally in operative relation with the valve, said ball Weight operating when the valve is opened and the container is in a decanting position to retain said valve in the opened position.

freely in two directions, said valve being free to turn on said hinged connection, a retaining finger composed of rigid material and unitary with said valve, said retaining finger being curved to normally occupy an overhanging relation to the outer surface of said valve, and a weight positioned normally in contact with said outer surface of the valve and retained in such contact by the engagement of the curved retaining finger therewith, said weight being separate from the valve and the retaining finger and said weight operating, in the normal upright position of the bottle, to press the valve toward the seat and, in the decanting position of the bottle, to exert pressure on the retaining finger for pulling the valve away from the seat.

4:. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a neck provided with an internal shoulder, a ring in contact with said shoulder, a seat thimble contacting with said ring, a tubular member the lower part of which is open and is positioned in engagement with the ring and the seat thimble, said tubular member being provided at its upper part with a head and with spaced members connecting said head to said member, means for retaining the tubular member in a fixed position within the neck, a valve positioned within the tubular member and hinged thereto for movement toward and from the seat thimble, a rigid retaining finger unitary with said valve and overhanging the outer face thereof, and a weight separate from the valve and the retaining finger, said weight operating in the normal position of the bottle to press the valve to its seat and in the decanting position of the bottle to exert pressure on the finger for unseating the valve.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HORACE G. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

H. I. BERNHARD, M. C. Ronrsnnz.

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